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Committee advances bill requiring providers to report broadband pricing and speed data
Summary
The committee gave AB 1271 a do-pass recommendation; the bill would require broadband providers to report standardized pricing and speed-performance data to the Department of Consumer Affairs and make public data access consistent with the California Public Records Act while protecting personal and proprietary information.
AB 1271, authored by Assemblymember Bonta, received a do-pass-as-amended recommendation from the Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee and was referred to the Committee on Business and Professions.
The bill requires broadband internet service providers to submit key pricing and speed-performance data to the Department of Consumer Affairs and directs the department to publish accessible, privacy-protected datasets in line with the California Public Records Act. Committee amendments add legislative findings recognizing multiple factors that affect speeds and clarify protections for personal and proprietary information; a standardized…
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